Vedavågen Church
Vedavågen Church (Norwegian: Vedavågen kirke) is a parish church in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Veavågen on the western coast of the island of Karmøy. The church is part of the Vedavågen parish in the Karmøy deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The stone church was built in 2009 and it seats about 280 people.
| Vedavågen Church | |
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| Vedavågen kirke | |
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  Vedavågen Church Location in Rogaland county  Vedavågen Church Vedavågen Church (Norway) | |
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| Location | Karmøy, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Stone |
| Completed | 2009 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 280 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Vedavågen |
| Deanery | Karmøy prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Stavanger |
The elementary school right besides it uses the building for classrooms, as the school does not have enough classrooms for all of the student body [1][2]
See also
References
- "Vedavågen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
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